@dwarner22: "When I got it new, a few months ago, the power button was hard to
press in far enough.  I added a stick-on bump to make it easier to
press.
Now, it's been getting worse, in that I have to press it up to 5 times
to get it to turn on or off.    I may have to send it back for repair.
Has this happened to anyone else?
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    @x: "Per Doug Warner:
<quote>
I didn't experience the progressive deterioration, but I'd say that mine is much
harder to press than I would have expected.
PeteCresswell"
    @jeff: "<quote>
I've owned a number of PDAs, including the TX, and my experience is that 
the power switch is often the weak link.  Because of that, I always 
install PowerOFF - which puts a power-off icon in your launcher, and use 
that to power off the device.  And I usually power-on using one of the 
application buttons.
Jeff"
    @newsgroups: "__/ [ jeff ] on Saturday 06 May 2006 17:05 \__
<quote>
Palm  have  apparently not learned their lesson. In the past few years  in
this  group,  people  have  voiced similar  complaints,  yet  the  context
involved  different  models and devices from Palm. The two devices that  I
have  (M130 and Tungsten T) *both* lost the function of the power  button,
although  with the Tungsten, this seems to have improved recently, after a
year of being totally dysfunctional.
it  is often better to set your palm to auto-off after 30 seconds, use the
sliding  mechanism (along with the appropriate options in Prefs) to invoke
"screen off". To switch on, either use the other buttons (typically 4 to 6
of  them  would do the trick) and use the sliding mechanism if your  model
has  it (I cannot recall exactly how the T-X differs from the T5 and other
predecessors).
Hope it helps,
Roy
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    @h: ""Roy Schestowitz" <email_address> wrote in message 
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<quote>
I've had exactly this on a PalmV, TT, TE and now my TX. This is a known 
problem and I wish Palm would sort it. The only palm I've owned that didn't 
have the power button fail was my PalmPilot Pro and that is still on perfect 
working order (yes - even the power button) and it did get lots of heavy 
use.
I switch on with another button, switch off with an icon on LauncherX, but 
is there any way to hard-reset without a working power button? I had to do 
one recently and it was really difficult - didn't think it was going to work 
for ages but the button does very occasionally work and I finally got it.
JL "
    @idts: "I fixed my TE that had this problem.  Opened the case and found the push 
button attached to the circuit board was coming loose.  Resoldering would 
not hold any better than original.  However, the screen is right behind the 
switch and stops if from getting pushed completely in.  The solution was to 
attach a shim behind the switch so it presses against the top edge of the 
screen when assembled.  A very small shim is all that is required.  I 
probably used a little bit too thick of a shim as the slightest touch will 
turn it on/off. "
    @newsgroups: "__/ [ JL ] on Saturday 06 May 2006 22:59 \__
<quote>
That  future  day  which involves a much-required hard  reset  has  always
haunted  me.  I dread the day when it comes necessary as this may  require
disassembling  the  unit.  As  I tried it once before and  even  read  the
manuals  (Peter's  Pilot Pages), I can assure you it's difficult with  the
T-T  and  it  is  also very dangerous due to a highly  sensitive  wire.  I
conceded the attempt which was intended to fix the headphones jack (again,
loose  contacts with the spring, much like with the power button). It just
wasn't worth the risk.
Broadly speaking, I am not disappointed with Palm hardware. But there /is/
place for improvement...
Best wishes,
Roy
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    @rubyvee3: ""jeff" <email_address> wrote in message 
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| I've owned a number of PDAs, including the TX, and my experience is that
| the power switch is often the weak link.  Because of that, I always
| install PowerOFF - which puts a power-off icon in your launcher, and use
| that to power off the device.  And I usually power-on using one of the
| application buttons.
I've been using Launcher X which also has a power off icon.  And also power 
on using one of the application buttons.  And I'm still using a T3!
Ruby "
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